National Sports

VANCOUVER — Betting on himself has paid off for Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen. The 29-year-old Finn signed his first long-term NHL deal on Friday — a five-year extension with the Canucks.

PORT OF SPAIN — Kaylee Hunter scored five goals and Natelle El Mokbel added four as Canada hammered Dominica 22-0 in CONCACAF U-20 women's qualifying play Friday.

EDMONTON — An Alberta junior soccer coach believed to have vanished with thousands of dollars raised by his team's young players has a warrant out for his arrest.

TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI — Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil earned his 40th career individual distance World Cup medal with a silver medal in a men's 500-metre race Friday. Dubreuil finished with a time of 34.73 seconds.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for missing Friday's practice. They needed a break after hoisting hockey's new trophy.

Connor McDavid continued Canada's tradition of scoring clutch goals in best-on-best senior tournaments with his overtime winner in a 3-2 win over the United States in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal ended the 2024 Major League Soccer season as one of the league's most in-form clubs. Montreal posted a record of 4-2-1 in its last seven games in a late push for the MLS Cup playoffs.

DOHA — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime had his comeback attempt fall just short in a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Andrey Rublev on Friday in the semifinals of the Qatar Open.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed veteran Canadian defensive back Enock Makonzo on Friday. The five-foot-11, 195-pound Makonzo was with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024 but suffered a season-ending Achilles injury before training camp.

Canada coach Casey Stoney will have more resources at her disposal Saturday when Canada takes on Mexico at the Pinatar Cup in Spain. The sixth-ranked Canadian women were down bodies for Wednesday's 1-1 draw with No.